By Laura Medina
Café Bustelo Studios (Pop-Up)
2736 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405
The supermarket stand-by Cuban coffee brand, Café Bustelo has been doing pop-up café bars for quite some time, as a way to introduce and rate new products.
Now, they're sponsoring music artists, from emerging Mexican pop star, Sofia Reyes to prominent electronic dance duo, The Knocks.
Café Bustelo introduced them into remixing Sofia Reyes' "1-2-3" with that extra beat.
They debuted last night at Café Bustelo's Santa Monica pop-up café on 2736 Main St., a few blocks away from Venice's Gold Gym and Abbot Kinney.
Café Bustelo® Coffee is bringing together Latin pop star
Sofia Reyes and electronic music duo The Knocks to create a remix version of the hit song “1,2,3” inspired by a fusion of their musical backgrounds. The two will perform a live version of the remix at the Café Bustelo Studios on Thursday, Aug.
23 giving attendees a sneak-peek before the song is officially released to the public.
Unlike most straight-up coffee cafes, Café Bustelo is doing it's best to present current, contemporary Latin culture by doing it a bodega way, a little bit of the best of everything, one-stop shop.
Café Bustelo is a champion of passions including music and education and sought to bring together Latino and non-Latino artists
for a creative music collaboration celebrating the blending between cultures and music genres – all over a cup of coffee. Café Bustelo Studios is a four-day pop up experience in the
Los Angeles area Aug. 23-26, giving consumers a chance to sample Latino coffee favorites including: (Cafecito, Cortadito and Café Con Leche), take part in a collaborative make-your-own music tracks activity, as well as capture fun moments in an interactive
photo booth.
James "JPatt" Patterson of The Knocks is the best brand ambassador for Café Bustelo.
Café Bustelo Studios will blend Latin culture and music into an interactive experience, open to the public for free. Visitors will receive free, Latino
coffee, and enjoy live performances by artists, all for the love of collaborating over coffee.
Decorated from ceiling to floor in Café Bustelo's merchandise, historical to contemporary...
Café Bustelo pop-up café is open and free to the public to lounge and relax away from the Summer heat.
Free iced cold and sweet Café Bustelo coffee and yes, still hot and sweet....
The Knocks' James waiting for his coffee...
America's Next Top Model, Jaslene Gonzalez, is now Café Bustelo's official brand ambassador also...
Café Bustelo Baristas making the perfect Cafecito
Proving they're bring the best of contemporary Latin culture to everyone, they have music and dance performances...
The performance loft...
The Knocks listening to their own music at Café Bustelo's listening studio lounge with coffee...
Consumers sampling coffee and taking part in a make-your-own-music tracks activity
Consumers sampling coffee and taking part in a make-your-own-music tracks activity
The upstairs Performance Loft is where all the action happens...
James from The Knocks, even had a local Venice elder resident get his groove on...
The Knocks warmed up for up and coming Mexican pop singer, Sofia Reyes...
Towards the end, The Knocks and Sofia Reyes, together, released their remix collaboration on her hit, "1-2-3."
Last night was the real debut that's going to be launch on Spotify this day.
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